These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would say that the flexibility I have with my voice is in large part because I sang gospel in church," Brownlee told NPR in 2007. "It's a lot of improvisational singing with a lot of riffs or runs."
The spirituals might be well-known, but through Brownlee's voice, they shine in new, occasionally jazz-inflected arrangements by Damien Sneed. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" floats in a newly contemplative mood with the addition of a few blue notes and chromatic touches, while the spunky piano line Justina Lee plays in "Come By Here" seems inspired by great stride players like James P. Johnson.
But the heart and soul of this concert is "All Night, All Day," a performance that swells with a potent combination of tenderness and operatic horsepower. The song speaks of a protective band of angels — angels that Brownlee told the audience are watching over his 3-year-old son Caleb, who's just been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder.
"It's called 'All Night, All Day,' but I've renamed it 'Caleb's Song,'" Brownlee says. The soulful vocalisms with which Brownlee closes the song are gorgeous and tinged with anguish. Afterward, I heard one NPR staffer say it was the first time she'd ever wept at a Tiny Desk Concert. --TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
"There Is A Balm In Gilead"
"All Night, All Day"
"Come By Here"
CreditsProducers: Denise DeBelius, Tom Huizenga; Audio Engineer: KevinWait; Videographers: ParkerMiles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gaby Demczuk

Opera singerLawrence Brownlee is known for portraying kings and princes. But lately he's been thinking about real people: Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, to name a few.
He's been thinking about the Black Lives Matter movement and an old spiritual called "There's a Man Going 'Round TakingNames." Decades ago, singers like Paul Robeson and Lead Belly recorded it. Brownlee, with jazz pianist Jason Moran, revives the old song to tell a new story for the 21st century.
"Jason and I chose this song because we felt it accurately captures a growing sentiment that's in society today," Brownlee says. "So many senseless deaths of young African-American men."
A crypt, they thought, would be an appropriate setting to perform their version of the song. So we took our cameras and microphones — and a lovely piano — deep into the active crypt below the historic Church of the Intercession in Harlem. The 1915 structure at 155th Street and Broadway is a New York City landmark and a dramatic setting for occasional concerts, including a December 2015 recital by Brownlee.
"I know that the ashes of the parishioners of this church are here in this crypt," Brownlee explains. "You can feel the weight of death, you can feel the sting. It adequately captures the atmosphere, the somber mood that we are trying to capture with this song."
In this arrangement, an already solemn song becomes even more dark and agitated.
"What [Jason] has done with the piano part has made it build, and you feel the unrest, the turmoil, the tension that is underneath," Brownlee says. "This is something that is painful and difficult to deal with.”
—Tom Huizenga
SET LIST:
"There's A Man Going 'Round Taking Names"
CREDITS:
Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Tom Huizenga; Audio engineer: Josh Rogosin; Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Editor: Cameron Robert; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Cameron Robert, A.J. Wilhem; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann; SpecialThanks: The Church of the Intercession, Mark and Rachel Dibner of the Argus Fund; Piano by Steinway & Sons

Lawrence Brownlee

Lawrence Brownlee (born 1972) is an American operatictenor particularly associated with the bel canto repertoire. Describing his voice, Speight Jenkins, general director of the Seattle Opera, said: "There are other singers that sing this repertory very well, but I don't think anyone else has quite as beautiful a sound and as rounded a tone," and praise his "incredible top notes, adding about his high F (F5) in "Credeasi, misera": "With him it's not a scream, it's a beautiful sound."Mezzo-sopranoJoyce DiDonato adds: "He is always in service of the music. His natural instrument is just incredibly beautiful. The word 'honey' comes to mind. He also has technical prowess and agility."

Early life and education

Brownlee was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He grew up without much exposure to classical music, but had an extremely musical childhood, playing trumpet, guitar and drums, and singing Gospel music in church. His first gigs were at an amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, singing pop and show tunes. Brownlee attended Anderson University in Indiana for his undergraduate degree and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music for graduate studies. He studied with soprano Costanza Cuccaro, David Starkey, and Fritz Robertson. While a graduate student, he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, his desire to become a member was due in large part to his association with members of its Alpha chapter, founded at Indiana University Bloomington in January 1911. He was officially initiated into the Indianapolis Alumni Chapter in the fall of 1999, but considers himself close to the founding chapter and was involved in many of its activities while a student. He became a life member in 2008.

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would say that the flexibility I have with my voice is in large part because I sang gospel in church," Brownlee told NPR in 2007. "It's a lot of improvisational singing with a lot of riffs or runs."
The spirituals might be well-known, but through Brownlee's voice, they shine in new, occasionally jazz-inflected arrangements by Damien Sneed. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" floats in a newly contemplative mood with the addition of a few blue notes and chromatic touches, while the spunky piano line Justina Lee plays in "Come By Here" seems inspired by great stride players like James P. Johnson.
But the heart and soul of this concert is "All Night, All Day," a performance that swells with a potent combination of tenderness and operatic horsepower. The song speaks of a protective band of angels — angels that Brownlee told the audience are watching over his 3-year-old son Caleb, who's just been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder.
"It's called 'All Night, All Day,' but I've renamed it 'Caleb's Song,'" Brownlee says. The soulful vocalisms with which Brownlee closes the song are gorgeous and tinged with anguish. Afterward, I heard one NPR staffer say it was the first time she'd ever wept at a Tiny Desk Concert. --TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
"There Is A Balm In Gilead"
"All Night, All Day"
"Come By Here"
CreditsProducers: Denise DeBelius, Tom Huizenga; Audio Engineer: KevinWait; Videographers: ParkerMiles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gaby Demczuk

Lawrence Brownlee, Je crois entendre encore

Lawrence Brownlee Ah mes amis

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Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Field Recordings

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Field Recordings

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Field Recordings

Opera singerLawrence Brownlee is known for portraying kings and princes. But lately he's been thinking about real people: Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, to name a few.
He's been thinking about the Black Lives Matter movement and an old spiritual called "There's a Man Going 'Round TakingNames." Decades ago, singers like Paul Robeson and Lead Belly recorded it. Brownlee, with jazz pianist Jason Moran, revives the old song to tell a new story for the 21st century.
"Jason and I chose this song because we felt it accurately captures a growing sentiment that's in society today," Brownlee says. "So many senseless deaths of young African-American men."
A crypt, they thought, would be an appropriate setting to perform their version of the song. So we took our cameras and microphones — and a lovely piano — deep into the active crypt below the historic Church of the Intercession in Harlem. The 1915 structure at 155th Street and Broadway is a New York City landmark and a dramatic setting for occasional concerts, including a December 2015 recital by Brownlee.
"I know that the ashes of the parishioners of this church are here in this crypt," Brownlee explains. "You can feel the weight of death, you can feel the sting. It adequately captures the atmosphere, the somber mood that we are trying to capture with this song."
In this arrangement, an already solemn song becomes even more dark and agitated.
"What [Jason] has done with the piano part has made it build, and you feel the unrest, the turmoil, the tension that is underneath," Brownlee says. "This is something that is painful and difficult to deal with.”
—Tom Huizenga
SET LIST:
"There's A Man Going 'Round Taking Names"
CREDITS:
Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Tom Huizenga; Audio engineer: Josh Rogosin; Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Editor: Cameron Robert; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Cameron Robert, A.J. Wilhem; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann; SpecialThanks: The Church of the Intercession, Mark and Rachel Dibner of the Argus Fund; Piano by Steinway & Sons

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would sa...

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizett...

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would say that the flexibility I have with my voice is in large part because I sang gospel in church," Brownlee told NPR in 2007. "It's a lot of improvisational singing with a lot of riffs or runs."
The spirituals might be well-known, but through Brownlee's voice, they shine in new, occasionally jazz-inflected arrangements by Damien Sneed. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" floats in a newly contemplative mood with the addition of a few blue notes and chromatic touches, while the spunky piano line Justina Lee plays in "Come By Here" seems inspired by great stride players like James P. Johnson.
But the heart and soul of this concert is "All Night, All Day," a performance that swells with a potent combination of tenderness and operatic horsepower. The song speaks of a protective band of angels — angels that Brownlee told the audience are watching over his 3-year-old son Caleb, who's just been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder.
"It's called 'All Night, All Day,' but I've renamed it 'Caleb's Song,'" Brownlee says. The soulful vocalisms with which Brownlee closes the song are gorgeous and tinged with anguish. Afterward, I heard one NPR staffer say it was the first time she'd ever wept at a Tiny Desk Concert. --TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
"There Is A Balm In Gilead"
"All Night, All Day"
"Come By Here"
CreditsProducers: Denise DeBelius, Tom Huizenga; Audio Engineer: KevinWait; Videographers: ParkerMiles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gaby Demczuk

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would say that the flexibility I have with my voice is in large part because I sang gospel in church," Brownlee told NPR in 2007. "It's a lot of improvisational singing with a lot of riffs or runs."
The spirituals might be well-known, but through Brownlee's voice, they shine in new, occasionally jazz-inflected arrangements by Damien Sneed. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" floats in a newly contemplative mood with the addition of a few blue notes and chromatic touches, while the spunky piano line Justina Lee plays in "Come By Here" seems inspired by great stride players like James P. Johnson.
But the heart and soul of this concert is "All Night, All Day," a performance that swells with a potent combination of tenderness and operatic horsepower. The song speaks of a protective band of angels — angels that Brownlee told the audience are watching over his 3-year-old son Caleb, who's just been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder.
"It's called 'All Night, All Day,' but I've renamed it 'Caleb's Song,'" Brownlee says. The soulful vocalisms with which Brownlee closes the song are gorgeous and tinged with anguish. Afterward, I heard one NPR staffer say it was the first time she'd ever wept at a Tiny Desk Concert. --TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
"There Is A Balm In Gilead"
"All Night, All Day"
"Come By Here"
CreditsProducers: Denise DeBelius, Tom Huizenga; Audio Engineer: KevinWait; Videographers: ParkerMiles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gaby Demczuk

Opera singerLawrence Brownlee is known for portraying kings and princes. But lately he's been thinking about real people: Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, to name a few.
He's been thinking about the Black Lives Matter movement and an old spiritual called "There's a Man Going 'Round TakingNames." Decades ago, singers like Paul Robeson and Lead Belly recorded it. Brownlee, with jazz pianist Jason Moran, revives the old song to tell a new story for the 21st century.
"Jason and I chose this song because we felt it accurately captures a growing sentiment that's in society today," Brownlee says. "So many senseless deaths of young African-American men."
A crypt, they thought, would be an appropriate setting to perform their version of the song. So we took our cameras and microphones — and a lovely piano — deep into the active crypt below the historic Church of the Intercession in Harlem. The 1915 structure at 155th Street and Broadway is a New York City landmark and a dramatic setting for occasional concerts, including a December 2015 recital by Brownlee.
"I know that the ashes of the parishioners of this church are here in this crypt," Brownlee explains. "You can feel the weight of death, you can feel the sting. It adequately captures the atmosphere, the somber mood that we are trying to capture with this song."
In this arrangement, an already solemn song becomes even more dark and agitated.
"What [Jason] has done with the piano part has made it build, and you feel the unrest, the turmoil, the tension that is underneath," Brownlee says. "This is something that is painful and difficult to deal with.”
—Tom Huizenga
SET LIST:
"There's A Man Going 'Round Taking Names"
CREDITS:
Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Tom Huizenga; Audio engineer: Josh Rogosin; Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Editor: Cameron Robert; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Cameron Robert, A.J. Wilhem; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann; SpecialThanks: The Church of the Intercession, Mark and Rachel Dibner of the Argus Fund; Piano by Steinway & Sons

Opera singerLawrence Brownlee is known for portraying kings and princes. But lately he's been thinking about real people: Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, to name a few.
He's been thinking about the Black Lives Matter movement and an old spiritual called "There's a Man Going 'Round TakingNames." Decades ago, singers like Paul Robeson and Lead Belly recorded it. Brownlee, with jazz pianist Jason Moran, revives the old song to tell a new story for the 21st century.
"Jason and I chose this song because we felt it accurately captures a growing sentiment that's in society today," Brownlee says. "So many senseless deaths of young African-American men."
A crypt, they thought, would be an appropriate setting to perform their version of the song. So we took our cameras and microphones — and a lovely piano — deep into the active crypt below the historic Church of the Intercession in Harlem. The 1915 structure at 155th Street and Broadway is a New York City landmark and a dramatic setting for occasional concerts, including a December 2015 recital by Brownlee.
"I know that the ashes of the parishioners of this church are here in this crypt," Brownlee explains. "You can feel the weight of death, you can feel the sting. It adequately captures the atmosphere, the somber mood that we are trying to capture with this song."
In this arrangement, an already solemn song becomes even more dark and agitated.
"What [Jason] has done with the piano part has made it build, and you feel the unrest, the turmoil, the tension that is underneath," Brownlee says. "This is something that is painful and difficult to deal with.”
—Tom Huizenga
SET LIST:
"There's A Man Going 'Round Taking Names"
CREDITS:
Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Tom Huizenga; Audio engineer: Josh Rogosin; Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Editor: Cameron Robert; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Cameron Robert, A.J. Wilhem; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann; SpecialThanks: The Church of the Intercession, Mark and Rachel Dibner of the Argus Fund; Piano by Steinway & Sons

Opera Singer, Lawrence Brownlee Stops By to Talk To Us

published: 28 Apr 2014

In Conversation with Lawrence Brownlee

Join us for a conversation with world-renowned bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who continues to stupefy audiences with the power and agility of his instrument. In this Conversation, Brownlee will share stories from his audacious operatic career.

published: 30 Jul 2014

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would sa...

In Conversation with Lawrence Brownlee

Join us for a conversation with world-renowned bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who continues to stupefy audiences with the power and agility of his instrumen...

Join us for a conversation with world-renowned bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who continues to stupefy audiences with the power and agility of his instrument. In this Conversation, Brownlee will share stories from his audacious operatic career.

Join us for a conversation with world-renowned bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who continues to stupefy audiences with the power and agility of his instrument. In this Conversation, Brownlee will share stories from his audacious operatic career.

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizett...

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would say that the flexibility I have with my voice is in large part because I sang gospel in church," Brownlee told NPR in 2007. "It's a lot of improvisational singing with a lot of riffs or runs."
The spirituals might be well-known, but through Brownlee's voice, they shine in new, occasionally jazz-inflected arrangements by Damien Sneed. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" floats in a newly contemplative mood with the addition of a few blue notes and chromatic touches, while the spunky piano line Justina Lee plays in "Come By Here" seems inspired by great stride players like James P. Johnson.
But the heart and soul of this concert is "All Night, All Day," a performance that swells with a potent combination of tenderness and operatic horsepower. The song speaks of a protective band of angels — angels that Brownlee told the audience are watching over his 3-year-old son Caleb, who's just been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder.
"It's called 'All Night, All Day,' but I've renamed it 'Caleb's Song,'" Brownlee says. The soulful vocalisms with which Brownlee closes the song are gorgeous and tinged with anguish. Afterward, I heard one NPR staffer say it was the first time she'd ever wept at a Tiny Desk Concert. --TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
"There Is A Balm In Gilead"
"All Night, All Day"
"Come By Here"
CreditsProducers: Denise DeBelius, Tom Huizenga; Audio Engineer: KevinWait; Videographers: ParkerMiles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gaby Demczuk

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would say that the flexibility I have with my voice is in large part because I sang gospel in church," Brownlee told NPR in 2007. "It's a lot of improvisational singing with a lot of riffs or runs."
The spirituals might be well-known, but through Brownlee's voice, they shine in new, occasionally jazz-inflected arrangements by Damien Sneed. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" floats in a newly contemplative mood with the addition of a few blue notes and chromatic touches, while the spunky piano line Justina Lee plays in "Come By Here" seems inspired by great stride players like James P. Johnson.
But the heart and soul of this concert is "All Night, All Day," a performance that swells with a potent combination of tenderness and operatic horsepower. The song speaks of a protective band of angels — angels that Brownlee told the audience are watching over his 3-year-old son Caleb, who's just been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder.
"It's called 'All Night, All Day,' but I've renamed it 'Caleb's Song,'" Brownlee says. The soulful vocalisms with which Brownlee closes the song are gorgeous and tinged with anguish. Afterward, I heard one NPR staffer say it was the first time she'd ever wept at a Tiny Desk Concert. --TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
"There Is A Balm In Gilead"
"All Night, All Day"
"Come By Here"
CreditsProducers: Denise DeBelius, Tom Huizenga; Audio Engineer: KevinWait; Videographers: ParkerMiles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gaby Demczuk

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would sa...

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizett...

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would say that the flexibility I have with my voice is in large part because I sang gospel in church," Brownlee told NPR in 2007. "It's a lot of improvisational singing with a lot of riffs or runs."
The spirituals might be well-known, but through Brownlee's voice, they shine in new, occasionally jazz-inflected arrangements by Damien Sneed. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" floats in a newly contemplative mood with the addition of a few blue notes and chromatic touches, while the spunky piano line Justina Lee plays in "Come By Here" seems inspired by great stride players like James P. Johnson.
But the heart and soul of this concert is "All Night, All Day," a performance that swells with a potent combination of tenderness and operatic horsepower. The song speaks of a protective band of angels — angels that Brownlee told the audience are watching over his 3-year-old son Caleb, who's just been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder.
"It's called 'All Night, All Day,' but I've renamed it 'Caleb's Song,'" Brownlee says. The soulful vocalisms with which Brownlee closes the song are gorgeous and tinged with anguish. Afterward, I heard one NPR staffer say it was the first time she'd ever wept at a Tiny Desk Concert. --TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
"There Is A Balm In Gilead"
"All Night, All Day"
"Come By Here"
CreditsProducers: Denise DeBelius, Tom Huizenga; Audio Engineer: KevinWait; Videographers: ParkerMiles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gaby Demczuk

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would say that the flexibility I have with my voice is in large part because I sang gospel in church," Brownlee told NPR in 2007. "It's a lot of improvisational singing with a lot of riffs or runs."
The spirituals might be well-known, but through Brownlee's voice, they shine in new, occasionally jazz-inflected arrangements by Damien Sneed. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" floats in a newly contemplative mood with the addition of a few blue notes and chromatic touches, while the spunky piano line Justina Lee plays in "Come By Here" seems inspired by great stride players like James P. Johnson.
But the heart and soul of this concert is "All Night, All Day," a performance that swells with a potent combination of tenderness and operatic horsepower. The song speaks of a protective band of angels — angels that Brownlee told the audience are watching over his 3-year-old son Caleb, who's just been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder.
"It's called 'All Night, All Day,' but I've renamed it 'Caleb's Song,'" Brownlee says. The soulful vocalisms with which Brownlee closes the song are gorgeous and tinged with anguish. Afterward, I heard one NPR staffer say it was the first time she'd ever wept at a Tiny Desk Concert. --TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
"There Is A Balm In Gilead"
"All Night, All Day"
"Come By Here"
CreditsProducers: Denise DeBelius, Tom Huizenga; Audio Engineer: KevinWait; Videographers: ParkerMiles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gaby Demczuk

Opera singerLawrence Brownlee is known for portraying kings and princes. But lately he's been thinking about real people: Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, to name a few.
He's been thinking about the Black Lives Matter movement and an old spiritual called "There's a Man Going 'Round TakingNames." Decades ago, singers like Paul Robeson and Lead Belly recorded it. Brownlee, with jazz pianist Jason Moran, revives the old song to tell a new story for the 21st century.
"Jason and I chose this song because we felt it accurately captures a growing sentiment that's in society today," Brownlee says. "So many senseless deaths of young African-American men."
A crypt, they thought, would be an appropriate setting to perform their version of the song. So we took our cameras and microphones — and a lovely piano — deep into the active crypt below the historic Church of the Intercession in Harlem. The 1915 structure at 155th Street and Broadway is a New York City landmark and a dramatic setting for occasional concerts, including a December 2015 recital by Brownlee.
"I know that the ashes of the parishioners of this church are here in this crypt," Brownlee explains. "You can feel the weight of death, you can feel the sting. It adequately captures the atmosphere, the somber mood that we are trying to capture with this song."
In this arrangement, an already solemn song becomes even more dark and agitated.
"What [Jason] has done with the piano part has made it build, and you feel the unrest, the turmoil, the tension that is underneath," Brownlee says. "This is something that is painful and difficult to deal with.”
—Tom Huizenga
SET LIST:
"There's A Man Going 'Round Taking Names"
CREDITS:
Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Tom Huizenga; Audio engineer: Josh Rogosin; Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Editor: Cameron Robert; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Cameron Robert, A.J. Wilhem; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann; SpecialThanks: The Church of the Intercession, Mark and Rachel Dibner of the Argus Fund; Piano by Steinway & Sons

Opera singerLawrence Brownlee is known for portraying kings and princes. But lately he's been thinking about real people: Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, to name a few.
He's been thinking about the Black Lives Matter movement and an old spiritual called "There's a Man Going 'Round TakingNames." Decades ago, singers like Paul Robeson and Lead Belly recorded it. Brownlee, with jazz pianist Jason Moran, revives the old song to tell a new story for the 21st century.
"Jason and I chose this song because we felt it accurately captures a growing sentiment that's in society today," Brownlee says. "So many senseless deaths of young African-American men."
A crypt, they thought, would be an appropriate setting to perform their version of the song. So we took our cameras and microphones — and a lovely piano — deep into the active crypt below the historic Church of the Intercession in Harlem. The 1915 structure at 155th Street and Broadway is a New York City landmark and a dramatic setting for occasional concerts, including a December 2015 recital by Brownlee.
"I know that the ashes of the parishioners of this church are here in this crypt," Brownlee explains. "You can feel the weight of death, you can feel the sting. It adequately captures the atmosphere, the somber mood that we are trying to capture with this song."
In this arrangement, an already solemn song becomes even more dark and agitated.
"What [Jason] has done with the piano part has made it build, and you feel the unrest, the turmoil, the tension that is underneath," Brownlee says. "This is something that is painful and difficult to deal with.”
—Tom Huizenga
SET LIST:
"There's A Man Going 'Round Taking Names"
CREDITS:
Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Tom Huizenga; Audio engineer: Josh Rogosin; Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Editor: Cameron Robert; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Cameron Robert, A.J. Wilhem; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann; SpecialThanks: The Church of the Intercession, Mark and Rachel Dibner of the Argus Fund; Piano by Steinway & Sons

In Conversation with Lawrence Brownlee

Join us for a conversation with world-renowned bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who continues to stupefy audiences with the power and agility of his instrument. In this Conversation, Brownlee will share stories from his audacious operatic career.

In Conversation with Lawrence Brownlee

Join us for a conversation with world-renowned bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who continues to stupefy audiences with the power and agility of his instrumen...

Join us for a conversation with world-renowned bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who continues to stupefy audiences with the power and agility of his instrument. In this Conversation, Brownlee will share stories from his audacious operatic career.

Join us for a conversation with world-renowned bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who continues to stupefy audiences with the power and agility of his instrument. In this Conversation, Brownlee will share stories from his audacious operatic career.

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Lawrence Brownlee
www.LawrenceBrownlee.com
www.theseattleopera.org
Speight Jenkins, General Director, Seattle Opera
Peter Kazaras, Stage Director, Barber of SevilleDeanWilliamson, Conductor, Barber of Seville
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor, Barber of Seville
Johnathan Dean, Director, Public Programs and Media,
Seattle Opera
TamaraVallejos, Public Programs and Media Associate
Snippets of MusicOverture, Conducted by Dean Williamson,
Seattle Opera Orchestra,
Lawrence Brownlee (CountAlmaviva) and MichaelPartington (guitar), Seattle Opera's, Barber of Seville
Lawrence Brownlee with the Seattle Opera Orchestra,
Conducted by Dean Williamson
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Peter Kazaras, Stage Director, Barber of Seville
Dean Williamson, Conductor, Barber of Seville
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor, Barber of Seville
Johnathan Dean, Director, Public Programs and Media,
Seattle Opera
Tamara Vallejos, Public Programs and Media Associate
Snippets of Music
Overature, Conducted by Dean Williamson, Seattle Opera Ochestra,
Lawrence Brownlee (Count Almaviva) and Michael Partington (guitar), Seattle Opera's, Barber of Seville Lawrence Brownlee with the Seattle Opera Orchestra, Conducted by Dean Williamson
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We would like to send a special thank you to all of our guests...
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You To:
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Lawrence Brownlee
www.LawrenceBrownlee.com
www.theseattleopera.org
Speight Jenkins, General Director, Seattle Opera
Peter Kazaras, Stage Director, Barber of SevilleDeanWilliamson, Conductor, Barber of Seville
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor, Barber of Seville
Johnathan Dean, Director, Public Programs and Media,
Seattle Opera
TamaraVallejos, Public Programs and Media Associate
Snippets of MusicOverture, Conducted by Dean Williamson,
Seattle Opera Orchestra,
Lawrence Brownlee (CountAlmaviva) and MichaelPartington (guitar), Seattle Opera's, Barber of Seville
Lawrence Brownlee with the Seattle Opera Orchestra,
Conducted by Dean Williamson
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www.theseattleopera.org
Speight Jenkins, General, Director, Seattle Opera
Peter Kazaras, Stage Director, Barber of Seville
Dean Williamson, Conductor, Barber of Seville
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor, Barber of Seville
Johnathan Dean, Director, Public Programs and Media,
Seattle Opera
Tamara Vallejos, Public Programs and Media Associate
Snippets of Music
Overature, Conducted by Dean Williamson, Seattle Opera Ochestra,
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Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would say that the flexibility I have with my voice is in large part because I sang gospel in church," Brownlee told NPR in 2007. "It's a lot of improvisational singing with a lot of riffs or runs."
The spirituals might be well-known, but through Brownlee's voice, they shine in new, occasionally jazz-inflected arrangements by Damien Sneed. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" floats in a newly contemplative mood with the addition of a few blue notes and chromatic touches, while the spunky piano line Justina Lee plays in "Come By Here" seems inspired by great stride players like James P. Johnson.
But the heart and soul of this concert is "All Night, All Day," a performance that swells with a potent combination of tenderness and operatic horsepower. The song speaks of a protective band of angels — angels that Brownlee told the audience are watching over his 3-year-old son Caleb, who's just been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder.
"It's called 'All Night, All Day,' but I've renamed it 'Caleb's Song,'" Brownlee says. The soulful vocalisms with which Brownlee closes the song are gorgeous and tinged with anguish. Afterward, I heard one NPR staffer say it was the first time she'd ever wept at a Tiny Desk Concert. --TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
"There Is A Balm In Gilead"
"All Night, All Day"
"Come By Here"
CreditsProducers: Denise DeBelius, Tom Huizenga; Audio Engineer: KevinWait; Videographers: ParkerMiles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gaby Demczuk

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Field Recordings

Opera singerLawrence Brownlee is known for portraying kings and princes. But lately he's been thinking about real people: Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, to name a few.
He's been thinking about the Black Lives Matter movement and an old spiritual called "There's a Man Going 'Round TakingNames." Decades ago, singers like Paul Robeson and Lead Belly recorded it. Brownlee, with jazz pianist Jason Moran, revives the old song to tell a new story for the 21st century.
"Jason and I chose this song because we felt it accurately captures a growing sentiment that's in society today," Brownlee says. "So many senseless deaths of young African-American men."
A crypt, they thought, would be an appropriate setting to perform their version of the song. So we took our cameras and microphones — and a lovely piano — deep into the active crypt below the historic Church of the Intercession in Harlem. The 1915 structure at 155th Street and Broadway is a New York City landmark and a dramatic setting for occasional concerts, including a December 2015 recital by Brownlee.
"I know that the ashes of the parishioners of this church are here in this crypt," Brownlee explains. "You can feel the weight of death, you can feel the sting. It adequately captures the atmosphere, the somber mood that we are trying to capture with this song."
In this arrangement, an already solemn song becomes even more dark and agitated.
"What [Jason] has done with the piano part has made it build, and you feel the unrest, the turmoil, the tension that is underneath," Brownlee says. "This is something that is painful and difficult to deal with.”
—Tom Huizenga
SET LIST:
"There's A Man Going 'Round Taking Names"
CREDITS:
Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Tom Huizenga; Audio engineer: Josh Rogosin; Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Editor: Cameron Robert; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Cameron Robert, A.J. Wilhem; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann; SpecialThanks: The Church of the Intercession, Mark and Rachel Dibner of the Argus Fund; Piano by Steinway & Sons

In Conversation with Lawrence Brownlee

Join us for a conversation with world-renowned bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who continues to stupefy audiences with the power and agility of his instrument. In this Conversation, Brownlee will share stories from his audacious operatic career.

11:32

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great o...

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would say that the flexibility I have with my voice is in large part because I sang gospel in church," Brownlee told NPR in 2007. "It's a lot of improvisational singing with a lot of riffs or runs."
The spirituals might be well-known, but through Brownlee's voice, they shine in new, occasionally jazz-inflected arrangements by Damien Sneed. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" floats in a newly contemplative mood with the addition of a few blue notes and chromatic touches, while the spunky piano line Justina Lee plays in "Come By Here" seems inspired by great stride players like James P. Johnson.
But the heart and soul of this concert is "All Night, All Day," a performance that swells with a potent combination of tenderness and operatic horsepower. The song speaks of a protective band of angels — angels that Brownlee told the audience are watching over his 3-year-old son Caleb, who's just been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder.
"It's called 'All Night, All Day,' but I've renamed it 'Caleb's Song,'" Brownlee says. The soulful vocalisms with which Brownlee closes the song are gorgeous and tinged with anguish. Afterward, I heard one NPR staffer say it was the first time she'd ever wept at a Tiny Desk Concert. --TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
"There Is A Balm In Gilead"
"All Night, All Day"
"Come By Here"
CreditsProducers: Denise DeBelius, Tom Huizenga; Audio Engineer: KevinWait; Videographers: ParkerMiles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gaby Demczuk

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini and Donizetti. His supple, strong, high-flying voice can negotiate the tightest hairpin turns with grace and elegance; that, and his ability to command the stage as an actor, has won Brownlee the praise of critics worldwide.
But as much as he excels at opera, there's a special place in Brownlee's heart for African-American spirituals. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, Brownlee sang gospel music in church, and now he's returning to that tradition by releasing a new album, SpiritualSketches — and singing selections from it here in the NPRMusic offices.
Brownlee bases much of his operatic success on his sturdy church-music grounding. "I would say that the flexibility I have with my voice is in large part because I sang gospel in church," Brownlee told NPR in 2007. "It's a lot of improvisational singing with a lot of riffs or runs."
The spirituals might be well-known, but through Brownlee's voice, they shine in new, occasionally jazz-inflected arrangements by Damien Sneed. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" floats in a newly contemplative mood with the addition of a few blue notes and chromatic touches, while the spunky piano line Justina Lee plays in "Come By Here" seems inspired by great stride players like James P. Johnson.
But the heart and soul of this concert is "All Night, All Day," a performance that swells with a potent combination of tenderness and operatic horsepower. The song speaks of a protective band of angels — angels that Brownlee told the audience are watching over his 3-year-old son Caleb, who's just been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder.
"It's called 'All Night, All Day,' but I've renamed it 'Caleb's Song,'" Brownlee says. The soulful vocalisms with which Brownlee closes the song are gorgeous and tinged with anguish. Afterward, I heard one NPR staffer say it was the first time she'd ever wept at a Tiny Desk Concert. --TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
"There Is A Balm In Gilead"
"All Night, All Day"
"Come By Here"
CreditsProducers: Denise DeBelius, Tom Huizenga; Audio Engineer: KevinWait; Videographers: ParkerMiles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gaby Demczuk

Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Field Recordings

Opera singerLawrence Brownlee is known for portraying kings and princes. But lately he's been thinking about real people: Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, to name a few.
He's been thinking about the Black Lives Matter movement and an old spiritual called "There's a Man Going 'Round TakingNames." Decades ago, singers like Paul Robeson and Lead Belly recorded it. Brownlee, with jazz pianist Jason Moran, revives the old song to tell a new story for the 21st century.
"Jason and I chose this song because we felt it accurately captures a growing sentiment that's in society today," Brownlee says. "So many senseless deaths of young African-American men."
A crypt, they thought, would be an appropriate setting to perform their version of the song. So we took our cameras and microphones — and a lovely piano — deep into the active crypt below the historic Church of the Intercession in Harlem. The 1915 structure at 155th Street and Broadway is a New York City landmark and a dramatic setting for occasional concerts, including a December 2015 recital by Brownlee.
"I know that the ashes of the parishioners of this church are here in this crypt," Brownlee explains. "You can feel the weight of death, you can feel the sting. It adequately captures the atmosphere, the somber mood that we are trying to capture with this song."
In this arrangement, an already solemn song becomes even more dark and agitated.
"What [Jason] has done with the piano part has made it build, and you feel the unrest, the turmoil, the tension that is underneath," Brownlee says. "This is something that is painful and difficult to deal with.”
—Tom Huizenga
SET LIST:
"There's A Man Going 'Round Taking Names"
CREDITS:
Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Tom Huizenga; Audio engineer: Josh Rogosin; Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Editor: Cameron Robert; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Cameron Robert, A.J. Wilhem; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann; SpecialThanks: The Church of the Intercession, Mark and Rachel Dibner of the Argus Fund; Piano by Steinway & Sons

In Conversation with Lawrence Brownlee

Join us for a conversation with world-renowned bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who continues to stupefy audiences with the power and agility of his instrument. In this Conversation, Brownlee will share stories from his audacious operatic career.

44:31

Lawrence Brownlee and the BSO: ACT II

Hailed as one of “the world’s leading bel canto tenors,” Lawrence Brownlee—who made his Me...

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The TENA DuBERRY WoW Show PRESENTS...The "NewTalk" in Entertainment... SEASON ONE... Week 2... Tuesdays at 6pm... Thursdays at 10am... Saturdays at 7:30pm... on Thurston CountyTelevision Channel 22...
We would like to send a special thank you to all of our guests...
Sending Out A SpecialThank
You To:
Seattle Opera, Cast, Production and Staff
Lawrence Brownlee
www.LawrenceBrownlee.com
www.theseattleopera.org
Speight Jenkins, General Director, Seattle Opera
Peter Kazaras, Stage Director, Barber of SevilleDeanWilliamson, Conductor, Barber of Seville
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor, Barber of Seville
Johnathan Dean, Director, Public Programs and Media,
Seattle Opera
TamaraVallejos, Public Programs and Media Associate
Snippets of MusicOverture, Conducted by Dean Williamson,
Seattle Opera Orchestra,
Lawrence Brownlee (CountAlmaviva) and MichaelPartington (guitar), Seattle Opera's, Barber of Seville
Lawrence Brownlee with the Seattle Opera Orchestra,
Conducted by Dean Williamson
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Lawrence Brownlee
www.LawrenceBrownlee.com
www.theseattleopera.org
Speight Jenkins, General, Director, Seattle Opera
Peter Kazaras, Stage Director, Barber of Seville
Dean Williamson, Conductor, Barber of Seville
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor, Barber of Seville
Johnathan Dean, Director, Public Programs and Media,
Seattle Opera
Tamara Vallejos, Public Programs and Media Associate
Snippets of Music
Overature, Conducted by Dean Williamson, Seattle Opera Ochestra,
Lawrence Brownlee (Count Almaviva) and Michael Partington (guitar), Seattle Opera's, Barber of Seville Lawrence Brownlee with the Seattle Opera Orchestra, Conducted by Dean Williamson
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When the sun dims dramatically Monday morning, that would be like an entire power plant unit shutting down for the Lone Star State's electricity grid. The much-anticipated solar eclipse will wipe out about 600 megawatts worth of electricity generation from Texas' growing solar power industry, according to officials with ERCOT, which manages the Texas grid.&nbsp; ... "That is not very much," she said about eclipse's influence ... ....

The number of asylum seekers who are illegally crossing into Canada from the United States more than tripled last month, according to new data released on Thursday by the Canadian government which hints at the deep fears that migrants have about the recent U.S. administration immigration crackdown ...The RoyalCanadian Mounted Police said that an additional 3,800 asylum seekers were arrested crossing the U.S ... "It's not a crisis ... ....

Multiple media reports Thursday reported a van crashed into dozens of people in the center of Barcelona Thursday killing two and injuring several people. Local Spanish media say two armed men have entered a restaurant after a van crashed into a crowd of people, according to Reuters, and police consider the incident to be terror related. Local media reports say two people were killed instantly when struck by the van....

The top two officers and the top enlisted sailors who were in charge when the USS Fitzgerald had a collision on June 17 that killed seven crew members will face disciplinary measures after seven crew members died from the incident, a senior Navy official said on Thursday. The Washington Post reported that Adm. William F ... The discipline varies but will include likely career-ending actions against the ship's captain at the time, Cmdr....

Spanish police announced that they killed five suspects in order to stop what they described as a second attempted attack on Friday morning in Cambrils after an earlier terrorist attack in Barcelona on Thursday, according to BBCNews. Police were warning people to stay off the streets after shots were reported in the port of Cambrils ... Two of the bystanders were seriously injured and the officer was slightly hurt.&nbsp;....

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lawrence officials say contamination cleanup at a former fertilizer plant will cost more than expected ... The city took ownership of the plant in 2010 with the goal of using part of the site for its new business park, the Lawrence Journal-World reported ... ———. Information from. Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World, http.//www.ljworld.com. ....

It would seem that while trainer DarrenWeir has half the field in Saturday's Group 2 PeterLawrenceStakes, the horses fitness levels are not at their peak ... While Darren Weir's team in the Lawrence may need racing it appears the same ......

— Virginia Tech golfer MarkLawrence Jr ...Lawrence, a rising junior and former Mills Godwin standout, defeated Australian Shae Wools-Cobb 2 and 1 in the afternoon Round of 16. Lawrence birdied two of the first three holes to take a 2-up lead, and he never trailed in the match. Wools-Cobb won the sixth and ninth holes to square the match, but Lawrence then won Holes 10 and 11 to retake the two-hole advantage....

Erin was born July 13, 1981 in Dubuque, IA, and her precious daughter, Mazey, was born April 29, 2014 in Lawrence, KS. They passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Lawrence the result of a senseless act of domestic violence ... ....

Fresh off winning her first Oscar, actress Emma Stone ousted JenniferLawrence on Wednesday to claim the top spot on Forbes' 2017 list of the world's highest-paid actresses.Stone, 28, who won best actress for her role as a struggling actress in "La La Land," made $26 million in pre-tax earnings, acc... ....

Attorney Steven Harper has prepared a timeline with more than 400 data points of all the events surrounding the Trump team and Russia. He prepared it as if it had to be presented to a jury. LawrenceO'Donnell also discusses the findings with Bill Moyers. Read more ... ....